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The objective of the webinar is to present and comment on the sixth report ‘Appointments and reforms in Virtual Congresses. Legality in the emergency of COVID-19’, from a comparative perspective between the Mexico-Argentina parliaments. We will focus in the use of parliamentary powers during the health emergency, legality and transparency. Date: Thursday 29 October Time: …
Civilab calls for academic papers (monographs, papers, graduate or postgraduate thesis) to participate in the 1st Academic Digital Forum on Open Government and Sustainable Development Goals. The objective is to recognize, reflect on and disseminate academic contributions, taking into account that the generation of knowledge is essential to promote good practices towards achieving the objectives …
The Honorable Chamber of Senators of Paraguay will carry out the radio program “Citizen Connection: Special Program on Open Parliament” This special program aims to connect the initiatives of the state and citizens, through a Q&A modality. The public will be able to learn about the mechanisms of access to public information, citizen participation, transparency …
Each day from October 26 to October 30 PROVIDUS will publish short video interviews with chairpersons of Latvian parliamentary committees. Parliamentary committee chairs will be asked to explain to citizens the best ways to engage in parliamentary committee deliberations during Covid-19 era.  On October 30, PROVIDUS and the Parliament of Latvia will co-organize an online …
After asking themselves whether or not there was legality in the decisions that were made in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, Vision Legislativa monitored the actions of seven congresses in Mexico. They studied whether congresses made reforms to laws and regulations to be able to meet virtually, what were the issues addressed during the …
The Legislative Assembly of Costa Rica will carry out a public consultation open to organizations and people with disabilities in the Canton of Goicoechea, Province of San José. CSOs, people with disabilities, the Municipality of the canton, the Special Permanent Commission on Disability and the Elderly of Congress, the Department of Citizen Participation of the …
On October 28th and 29th 2020 Women In Democracy And Governance (WIDAG) will hold a Forum for conversations between current legislatures, civil society and cabinet secretaries regarding how to transform the parliament into an interactive and transparent institution. The central issue will be to think if the government is currently chosen (and working) by the …
Do you care about making the parliament more interactive and transparent? Do you think the government should be by the people and for the people? Do you want to be a part of making your legislature more democratic? Then join us for the Global Legislative Openness Week (GLOW)!  GLOW is a celebration of open, participatory …
The Open Parliament e-Network (OPeN) The Open Parliament e-Network (OPeN) is a global consortium of international organizations. OPeN partners are dedicated to supporting legislatures in their efforts to modernize and strengthen transparency, public participation, ethical standards and accountability to their citizens. OPeN’s members have extensive track-records in promoting parliamentary openness both internationally and in support …
“Parliaments and Pandemics: Going virtual and staying open in the COVID-19 age” was the first of the Parliaments 2020 Conversations, a series of seminars that will be covering a range of topics in the coming months to look into the legislative agenda for the coming decade.   We are glad to have had an in depth …